NO. 2039. NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA— 80HAU8. 503 



cellular, followed by a round black spot with which a fine postmedial 

 line suffuses. This line crosses the white costal space and is outwardly 

 edged with lilacine white, and continues vertical below vein 3 as a 

 pale line; space beyond shaded with pale olive brown and lilacine; 

 a deeper brown shade beyond cell, upbent to costa at subterminal 

 line, which is whitish, partly tinged with lilacine, and slightly sinu- 

 ous; a terminal brown black line; cilia pale shaded at apex. Hind 

 wings fuscous brown; cilia unevenly tipped with white. Hind wings 

 below whitish, irrorated with dull brown; the termen broadly shaded 

 with roseate brown; a dark discal point; traces of a postmedial line, 

 and broad dull brownish outei shade. 



Expanse. — 19 mm. 



Habitat. — Cayenne, French Guiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 16563, U.S.N.M. 



LITHACODIA FOLIUM, new species. 



Female. — Palpi dark brown, the joints tipped with white. Frons 

 brown; vertex, collar, and thorax pale green, with some fuscous and 

 brown scattered scales. Abdomen grayish brown, the dorsal tuft 

 black tipped ^vith white. Fore wings pale green; fuscous and brown 

 shading at base of inner margin, on costa near base, and medially, 

 beyond cell broadly to costa, and on outer margin between veins 4 

 and 6 ; a fine antemedial olive green line ; orbicular olive green contain- 

 ing a few black scales; a curved dark brown line at end of cell; a 

 similar small curved spot below cell medially; postmedial brown, suf- 

 fusing with a shade beyond cell, wavily inbent, expanding on inner 

 margin, followed by a punctiform fuscous brown line; a wavy whitish 

 green subterminal line; an interrupted terminal fuscous line. Hind 

 wings fuscous brown. Wings below dark grayish brown, the hind 

 wings shaded with white; a dark shade on discocellular, and faint 

 postmedial line. 



Expanse. — 17 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16564, IT.S.N.M. 



NEOSTROTIA ALBESCENS, new species. 



Male. — Palpi light brown, the third joint white mth a brown ring. 

 Body white, the collar tinged with yellow; some dark brown irrora- 

 tions on collar and abdomen; the basal dorsal tuft fuscous brown. 

 Fore wings white, the shadings yellow brown; some shading at base 

 of costa followed by a clear white line ; antemedial line white, slightly 

 curved, indicated by irregular shadings preceding it, and slightly 

 darker shadings following it, the latter with a few black irrorations; 

 a black point as orbicular; two black points on discocellular; medial 

 space irrorated with yellow brown, and a similar broad shade across 

 end of cell, narrowing on inner margin; postmedial line fine, yellow 



